18/07/2025
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Heavy rains triggered by the southwest monsoon enhanced by Tropical Storm Crising inundated multiple areas in Negros Occidental, resulting in widespread flooding, landslides, and road blockages that forced several LGUs and schools to suspend classes and government work.
Irene Bel Ploteรฑa, head of the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO), told DYHB News on Thursday, โFor the whole Negros Occidental, we are in heightened alert, and our LGUs are continuously monitoring.โ
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According to Bombo Radyo Bacolod, a total of 3,304 individuals or 637 families have sought shelter in evacuation centers across the towns and cities of Hinoba-an, Cauayan, Binalbagan, Isabela, Ilog, Sipalay City, Kabankalan City, and Himamaylan City.
Ploteรฑa stressed that these numbers are still being consolidated and may rise as Tropical Storm Crising continues to affect the province.
The weather disturbance also rendered several roads impassable, including the highway in Barangay Cabagna-an, La Castellana, due to fallen trees.
In Sipalay City, Joenilo Bogtae of the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO) reported that continuous downpours triggered landslides in Barangays Nabulao, Cayhagan, and Maricalum, blocking key access roads.
โClearing operations are currently underway to rid the roads of landslide debris,โ Bogtae added.
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The PDRRMO issued a Red Warning for Bacolod City, Murcia, Salvador Benedicto, San Carlos City, Bago City, Pulupandan, Valladolid, La Carlota City, Hinoba-an, Sipalay City, Candoni, Cauayan, Ilog, Kabankalan City, Himamaylan City, Binalbagan, Moises Padilla, La Castellana, Isabela, Hinigaran, Pontevedra, and San Enrique, with hazards of serious flooding expected in low-lying areas and landslides likely in mountainous zones, today.
An Orange Warning was also raised over Victorias City, Enrique B. Magalona, Manapla, Cadiz City, Sagay City, Escalante City, Toboso, Calatrava, Silay City, and Talisay City, where flooding is threatening and landslides remain possible, especially in elevated terrain.
Meanwhile, the Provincial Health Office (PHO) raised a code white alert across all health facilities in the province in anticipation of emergencies caused by the flooding.
Dr. Girlie Pinongan, Provincial Health Officer, said that the code white alert ensures medical personnel are on standby to respond to potential cases, especially those related to waterborne diseases.
โActually, we have sent a code white alert, especially to our health facilities because there are areas that are already flooded,โ said Pinongan, adding that the Department of Health (DOH), through local health centers, is distributing doxycycline to help prevent leptospirosis.
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As the PDRRMO maintained the heavy rainfall warning, multiple LGUs suspended face-to-face classes across all levels, July 18.
These LGUs include the cities of Bacolod, Bago, Himamaylan, Silay, Sipalay, Talisay, and the towns of La Castellana, Isabela, Binalbagan, Calatrava, Hinigaran, Cauayan, Ilog, Valladolid, La Carlota, Moises Padilla, Candoni, Don Salvador Benedicto, Hinoba-an, Kabankalan, Pulupandan, Murcia, Pontevedra, and E.B. Magalona.
Local chief executives issued suspension orders for both public and private schools, although private institutions may continue with asynchronous or online classes at their discretion.
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Via | Jayson Discutido
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Photo | 61st Special Action Company, 6SAB
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Source |
bit.ly/ManilaTimesFloods
https://bit.ly/BomboRadyoEvacuate
